BigEdWalsh Posted August 21, 2007 Share Posted August 21, 2007 Well, ridicule all you want, but I'm positive and excited about the future. I'm excited about guys like Egbert and Gio. Fields and to some degree Richar and Owens. Broadway and Poreda. De Los Santos and Shelby. Retherford, Sanchez and Gallagher. I'm excited that Buehrle is here to stay and Jenks is a premier closer. I'm positive in that Vasquez has improved. I'm happy that Konerko is still here and for that matter, but to a lesser degree, A. J., Garland and Dye too. These are just to name a few reasons I'm not totally down on this team.. On the other hand, I didn't expect at the close of the 2005 season that as soon as 2007 the Sox would be a cellar-dweller. That was unthinkable. I was among many that thought the Sox might be on the verge of something resembling a dynasty. But, I really doubt that the Sox are going to suck for years to come. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kapkomet Posted August 21, 2007 Share Posted August 21, 2007 QUOTE(BigEdWalsh @ Aug 21, 2007 -> 09:41 PM) Well, ridicule all you want, but I'm positive and excited about the future. I'm excited about guys like Egbert and Gio. Fields and to some degree Richar and Owens. Broadway and Poreda. De Los Santos and Shelby. Retherford, Sanchez and Gallagher. I'm excited that Buehrle is here to stay and Jenks is a premier closer. I'm positive in that Vasquez has improved. I'm happy that Konerko is still here and for that matter, but to a lesser degree, A. J., Garland and Dye too. These are just to name a few reasons I'm not totally down on this team.. On the other hand, I didn't expect at the close of the 2005 season that as soon as 2007 the Sox would be a cellar-dweller. That was unthinkable. I was among many that thought the Sox might be on the verge of something resembling a dynasty. But, I really doubt that the Sox are going to suck for years to come. I have my doubts about a lot of things. I also know the organization is not stupid and they see the same things we do ... and UNLIKE most of us here, have a basic understanding as to why. There's so much more behind the scenes that we're not privy to, and certain decisions are made with some of you armchair GM's going WTF but most of the time, there's a purpose behind it. We'll have to wait until February to know what's going to be our chances for 2008. I think we're going to see some positive changes, but I'm not going to sit here and speculate who goes and who comes at this point. They just need to fill the holes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
29andPoplar Posted August 21, 2007 Author Share Posted August 21, 2007 There's so much more behind the scenes that we're not privy to, and certain decisions are made with some of you armchair GM's going WTF but most of the time, there's a purpose behind it. Very true. Hey you guys have done interviews and I'm trying to line some up. I need a service that will record a phone call that I can then upload to the web. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gregory Pratt Posted August 21, 2007 Share Posted August 21, 2007 QUOTE(29andPoplar @ Aug 21, 2007 -> 05:18 PM) Very true. Hey you guys have done interviews and I'm trying to line some up. I need a service that will record a phone call that I can then upload to the web. Maybe Skype. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gregory Pratt Posted August 21, 2007 Share Posted August 21, 2007 QUOTE(kapkomet @ Aug 21, 2007 -> 05:08 PM) I have my doubts about a lot of things. I also know the organization is not stupid and they see the same things we do ... and UNLIKE most of us here, have a basic understanding as to why. There's so much more behind the scenes that we're not privy to, and certain decisions are made with some of you armchair GM's going WTF but most of the time, there's a purpose behind it. We'll have to wait until February to know what's going to be our chances for 2008. I think we're going to see some positive changes, but I'm not going to sit here and speculate who goes and who comes at this point. They just need to fill the holes. I, for one, don't know that the organization is not stupid. I have serious doubts after the Gavin Floyd and Nick Masset debacles, after Day's plusplus slider never materialized, after we gambled away Chris Young with the thought that BA could be a respectable player, at least, and we wouldn't be left naked in Centerfield. We've got some seriously bad scouts and a lot of them have to be fired. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthSideSox72 Posted August 21, 2007 Share Posted August 21, 2007 QUOTE(Gregory Pratt @ Aug 21, 2007 -> 06:07 PM) I, for one, don't know that the organization is not stupid. I have serious doubts after the Gavin Floyd and Nick Masset debacles, after Day's plusplus slider never materialized, after we gambled away Chris Young with the thought that BA could be a respectable player, at least, and we wouldn't be left naked in Centerfield. We've got some seriously bad scouts and a lot of them have to be fired. Do you seriously think that other organizations don't have plenty of debacles of their own? Because they all do. I wish people would look at things on balance. I mean, this year sucks. Its painful in fact. And there is plenty of blame to go around on Ozzie, KW, the players, and so on. But this bizarre mindset that KW and Ozzie are stupid is just completely unfounded in fact. I would think that the records compiled by both of them, when looked at among their respective peers, would make that obvious. But, people have to sling their anger somewhere, and those two are the easiest targets (even though they are NOT always to blame). KW and Ozzie and the whole organization screw up plenty. But their successes in recent years show they are far from stupid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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